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2021 > December

• GAO: DOD Should Determine Funding, Staffing Requirements for Intellectual Property Cadre

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• Corey Hinderstein Confirmed as NNSA Nonproliferation Office Deputy Administrator

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• DOE Issues RFI for Energy Sector Supply Chain Review

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• Gen. David Berger: Marine Corps Needs Training Tools That Replicate Adversaries

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• Daniel Walsh Becomes Full-Time Director of Pentagon Force Protection Agency

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• Navy-Backed National Security Innovation Center Opens at Stanford; Rear Adm. Lorin Selby Quoted

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• Report: President Biden Considers Richard Cordray for Federal Reserve’s Top Regulatory Role

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• Navy Vet Christopher Serow Named VP, Operations for Kana Systems

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• Ramzi Musallam: Veritas Capital to Buy Finalsite from Bridge Growth Partners

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• BigBear.ai Wins NAVWAR’s Artificial Intelligence Prize Challenge; CTO Brian Frutchey Quoted

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• NIST Unveils Final Version of IoT Cybersecurity Guidance, Capabilities Catalog

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• CTERA to Support Peraton’s Modernization of VA File Storage Infrastructure

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• HHS Unveils 405(d) Program Website to Help Health Care Sector Build Up Cyber Resiliency

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• White House Issues Space Priorities Framework

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• William Lietzau Authorizes DCSA Program Executive Office

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• Kelly Fletcher: Partnerships, Tech Investments Essential for DOD’s Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations

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• Cryptocurrency Executives to Appear Before House Financial Services Committee

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• ATS Drives Technology Portfolio Expansion With Entegra Systems Buy; Dave Cerne Quoted

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• Borenstein Group Named Among Top 25 B2B/B2G Brand Engagement Agencies in 2022; CEO Gal Borenstein Quoted

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• CISA Announces Members of New Cybersecurity Advisory Committee; Jen Easterly Quoted

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• VA to Implement Organizational, Scheduling Changes for EHR Modernization

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• Magellan Federal Earns 2022 Military Friendly Employer Designation

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• Commerce Department Seeks Members for New Microelectronics Committee

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• White House Unveils Actions to Expand Small Disadvantaged Businesses’ Share of Contracts

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• DOD Opens University-Affiliated Intell & Security Research Lab: Kathleen Hicks Quoted

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• Leidos Chairman, CEO Roger Krone Recognized as COVID-19 Response Leader

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• DOD Asks Defense Officials to Report Vaccination Contract Clause Refusals

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• Janet Yellen Calls for Further Study of Central Bank Digital Currency’s Pros, Cons

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• Acuity International Completes Humanitarian Operations Transition; CEO Bob Stalick Quoted

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• Carlyle to Buy CNSI from Alvarez & Marsal Capital Partners; Frank Finelli Quoted

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• NSA, CISA Release Part 3 of 5G Security Guidance; Bob Kolasky Quoted

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• TSA Issues Directives, Additional Guidance on Transport System Cybersecurity

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• DOL Announces Contractor Portal to Certify Compliance With Affirmative Action Requirements; Jenny Yang Quoted

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• DOE Completes, Delivers Initial Life Extension Unit of B61 Bomb; Jill Hruby Quoted

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• Navy Creates New Tech Bridge to Foster Collaboration in North Carolina

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• USMC Deploys Air-ot-Ground Missile From Attack Helicopter in Operational Test

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• DARPA to Explore on-Site Food Production Based on Microbial Science

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• NASA Opens Doors for New Flight Directors Supporting Human Spaceflight Missions; Holly Ridings Quoted

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• Navy to Test Boeing-Built Unmanned Tanker Prototype Onboard George H. W. Bush Carrier

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• DISA Names Teresa Pitts as New Chief of Staff

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• NASA, NOAA Turn to Cloud to Transform Environmental Data Storage

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• IDEMIA NSS Adds Sandra Joyner Williams, Marg Schulenberg, Mike Ronayne to VP Executive Team; CEO Andrew Boyd Quoted

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• Peraton CEO Stu Shea: U.S. Must Incorporate Human Security to Address National Security Concerns

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• SAIC Announces Four Percent Revenue Growth in Third Quarter 2022 Fiscal Year Results; CEO Nazzic Keene Quoted

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• CNAS Report: White House Should Craft Roadmap for US Leadership in 6G

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• Lloyd Austin: US Seeks to Address China Challenge Through Integrated Deterrence

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• Senate Leadership Eyes Linking Debt Limit to NDAA

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• Air Force to Host Industry Event on Rotary Pilot Training

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• House Lawmakers Request More Info on VA’s Plans to Comply With DATA Act Requirements

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• OMB’s New FISMA Reporting Guidance Includes Zero Trust, CDM Program Review

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• Heidi Shyu: DOD Seeks Early Industry Engagement in Military Tech Design

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• Army Futures Command Chief Gen. John Murray Retires

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• Russ Langford Joins Acuity International as CGO; Bob Stalick Quoted

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• Splunk CGO Teresa Carlson: Data Will Drive Innovation in the New Hybrid, Multi-Cloud World

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• Deltek Reveals Potential High Impact Business Development Trends for 2022; GovCon Expert Kevin Plexico Quoted

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• DARPA Launches New AI Program to Advance Scientific Knowledge Extracting, Modeling

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• USCYBERCOM & International Partners Demo Collaborative Cyber Defense

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• DOD to Redact Delicate Info in Public Document on System Testing

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• House OKs $768B National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2022

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• A2LA to Continue Offering Remote Baltimore Cyber Range Assessments for C3PAOs

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• White House’s Anti-Corruption Strategy Seeks to Address Criminal Misuse of Cryptocurrency

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• Inmarsat Government Launches G-MODMAN Products to Support GX Integration; Matt Wissler Quoted

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• MDA Declares Initial Fielding of New Alaska-Based Radar; Jon Hill Quoted

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• NIST Seeks Feedback on Draft Combination Frequency Differencing White Paper

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• Space Force Launches Tech Demo Mission With 2 Satellites

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• New FAA Directives Aimed at Protecting Aircraft Sensors From 5G Interference

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• New Air Force KC-46A IRC MIssion Set Expands List of Refuelable Aircraft

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• PAE Obtains 2 New ISO Certifications; CEO Charlie Peiffer Quoted

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• Kathleen Hicks: DOD Creates Chief Digital and AI Officer Position

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• Adm. Christopher Grady Talks Joint Requirements Process, Weapons Systems at Senate Confirmation Hearing

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• Pravina Raghavan Joins NIST as Manufacturing Extension Partnership Director

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• Saule Omarova Withdraws From Consideration for Key Treasury Post

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• Lumen Technologies to Provide Network Services for Army Reserve Command; Zain Ahmed Quoted

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• Economic Development Administration’s American Rescue Plan Awards $196M to 24 States; Gina Raimondo Quoted

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• President Biden Issues Executive Order on Sustainability; Jennifer Granholm Quoted

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• CACI Enters MOU with Yubico to Secure Mobile Government Communications; Todd Probert Quoted

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• US, UK to Launch Prize Challenges for Privacy-Enhancing Technologies; OSTP Director Eric Lander Quoted

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• GSA Needs Market Info for Authentication Broker Service

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• GAO: DOD Should Provide Industry Timely Communication on CMMC Implementation

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• Army, IARPA Begin Search for New Computer Architecture Via AGILE Program

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• Tech Executives Attend Meeting With Government Officials on Cybersecurity Partnerships

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• Tish Long Unanimously Re-Elected for 3rd Term as Chair of INSA Board, Foundation

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• FDIC Deploys FedRAMP-Authorized Workforce Management Platform From Questionmark

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• RAND Political Scientist Agnes Schaefer Set to Lead Army Manpower, Reserve Affairs Office

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• Army Generals Discuss Future of Synthetic Training Environment at Inter-Service Training Conference

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• DARPA Concludes Final Drone Swarm Control Tech Experiment; Timothy Chung Quoted

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• FAA Taps 5 Universities to Research Sustainable Regional Aviation Fuel Supply Chains; Pete Buttigieg Quoted

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• Department of Energy’s NNSA Selects SOC for Y-12 and Pantex Plant M&O Multi Member Contract; SOC SVP Mike Jenkins Quoted

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• Antony Blinken: U.S. Prepared to Respond to Russia’s Ukraine Military Escalation

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• CISA Issues Guidance on Social Media Account Protection

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• Axient Taps Former KBR Exec Jay Kovacs to Lead Company Growth Strategy; Patrick Murphy Quoted

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• BWXT Delivers Reactor Fuels for NASA’s Nuclear Propulsion Project; Rob Smith Quoted

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• Danielle Metz Describes DOD’s Procurement Approach for New Cloud Contract

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• Pentagon’s 2022 National Defense Strategy to Focus on Integrated Deterrence

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• FBI Names Ryan Young as Executive Assistant Director of Intell Branch

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• DHS S&T Directorate Posts Commercial Automatic Body Camera RFI

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• VA Needs Market Info on Data Management, Analytics Services

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• NIST Seeks Comments on Project Draft for IPv6-Only Implementation

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• Frank Kendall: 2 New Unmanned Aircraft Among His Top Priorities for Air Force

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• Space Force Tests Satellite Network Resiliency Via Simulated Training Exercise; Kathleen Hicks Quoted

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• CISA Director Jen Easterly: Agencies Should Urgently Patch Log4j Vulnerability

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• GAO: USDS, 18F Program Offices Should Document Coordinated Approach to IT Guidance Development

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• CGI to Modernize MARx System for CMS Under Recompete Contract; Steve Sousa Quoted

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• Westat Launches Westat CLS to Provide CRO Services for Commercial Clients; Nancy Dianis Quoted

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• Johns Hopkins APL Receives $50M USAF Air Warfare Systems Contract Modification

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• President Biden Signs Executive Order on Improving Federal Customer Experience

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• KPMG Exec Kristyn Jones to be Nominated Air Force Comptroller

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• NATO to Solicit Cryptographic Situational Awareness Capability

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• Senate Appropriations Committee Staff Erik Raven Nominated as Navy Undersecretary

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• DARPA Concludes Competition to Predict Ocean Float Destinations; John Waterston Quoted

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• Kevin Kelly Named Chairman, CEO of Arcfield

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• NSF Seeks Ideas for Convergence Accelerator Research Topics

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• Alex Stamos Calls for Executive Order on Basic Security Functions in Cloud Offerings

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• House, Senate OK Measure to Raise Borrowing Limit by $2.5T

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• NIST Releases AI Risk Management Framework Concept Paper for Public Consultation

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• Navy Commemorates Facility Work at Port Hueneme for Unmanned Vehicle Prototype Testing; Capt. Pete Small Quoted

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• Army Migration to New Microsoft 365 Cloud Email Environment Now 50 Percent Complete; Lt. Gen. John Morrison Comments

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• DHS to Run Bug Bounty Program for External Systems

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• DOE Allots $54M to Fund Clean Energy Technology Projects

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• Former Everbridge CEO David Meredith to Head Cloud Tech Company Boomi

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• GovCon Expert Alan Chvotkin: Comparing the FAR COVID Procurement Rule and the OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard

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• Gen. Nina Armagno: Space Force to Boost Tech Procurement Speed in 2022

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• NASA Announces Four Earth Science Satellite Missions Set for 2022 Launch

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• President Biden Nominates Nuclear Physicist Marvin Adams to Oversee DOE Defense Programs

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• Air Force’s PNT AgilePod Prototype Completes Multiple Firsts in November Tests

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• IRS Rewords Virtual Currency Query in Tax Form

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• Senate Panel Passes Federal Secure Cloud Improvement and Jobs Act

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• Senate OKs $778B National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2022

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• Navy Preps Block 2 Solicitation for ‘COBRA’ Mine Detection Tech Program

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• Michael LaRouche: SAIC’s Rugged Apps to Secure Commercial Mobile Applications for Government Use

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• CACI Expands Space Market Offerings With Completion of SA Photonics Buy; John Mengucci Quoted

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• Senate Bill Calls for VA EHR Modernization Transparency

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• Orbital Insight to Work on Computer Vision Model for Detecting Novel Objects Under NGA’s Phase II SBIR Contract

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• Emily Martin Named VP of Growth for Yorktown Systems Group; CEO Bryan Dyer Quoted

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• Acuity International Donates $10K to Toys for Tots to Match Gift Donations

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• PSC Elects Parsons CEO Carey Smith to 2022 Board Chair; CEO David Berteau Quoted

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• CISA-NSA ESF Team Releases 5G Cybersecurity Guidance Part Focused on Integrity

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• NNSA Completes LeMond Buy Under Option-to-Purchase Deal for Y-12 Modernization

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• Air Force Conducts Final Flight Test of Rapid Dragon Palletized Weapon System

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• Air Force Appoints Cyber Exec Aaron Bishop as Information Security Chief

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• Lynne Parker: National AI Initiative Office Unveils AI Researchers Portal

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• DISA to Sunset milCloud 2.0 Contract in May

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• CISA Urges Federal Agencies to Protect Networks Against Apache Log4j Vulnerabilities; Jen Easterly Quoted

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• Maj. Gen. Davis Nominated Air Force Inspector General

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• DOJ CTO Ron Bewtra Steps Down

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• CMMC Accreditation Body Elects New Board Officers; Karlton Johnson, Jeff Dalton Quoted

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• NATO Seeks Public Input on Information Environment Assessment Capability

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• Google Cloud Extends NSF Partnership to Support Research at Minority-Serving Institutions

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• GAO: DHS Must Take Steps to Fully Implement Contractor Privacy Policies

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• Air Force Lab Taps 2 Teams for Space University Research Initiative

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• Oracle Eyes Healthcare IT Expansion With $28B Cerner Buy; Safra Catz, Larry Ellison Quoted

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• Air Force Seeks to Automate Data Sharing; Lauren Knausenberger Quoted

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• IARPA Advances DNA Data Storage Tech Development Via MIST Program; David Markowitz Quoted

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• Report: Space Systems Command to Undergo Another Reorg

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• Magellan Healthcare Launches In-Home Aging, Behavioral Health Support Program With DUOS; Dr. Caroline Carney Quoted

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• DLA Uses Bots to Automate Processes; Plans to Boost Bot Development

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• Lawrence Livermore National Lab Announces New Incubator for AI Collaboration

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• IEEE OKs New NIST-Informed Cloud Federation, Interoperability Standard

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• Army to Test Experimental Autonomous Helicopter With No Crew

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• NSWC Crane Uses S2MARTS OTA to Prototype Electronic Warfare Tools

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• NTT WEST Group Selects HPE GreenLake to Launch New Portfolio of Hybrid Cloud Services

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• Navy Taps University for Digital Twin Research Project

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• GAO: DOD’s Air Support Contract Awards Have Increased Since FY 2015

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• OPM Asks Agencies to Implement Classification, Qualification Standard for Data Science Jobs

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• ICF Recognized By CDP for Climate Action Leadership; CEO John Wasson Quoted

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• DOE Opens New Office Overseeing $20B for Clean Energy Demonstration Investments; Jennifer Granholm Quoted

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• DARPA Initiative Open Sources Tools Repository for AI Adversarial Defenses Evaluation

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• FedRAMP Seeks Feedback on Draft Rev. 5 Baselines

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• DHS Launches New Technology Solicitation for Small Businesses

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• GSA Awards New Electric Bus Models to 5 Firms Including 3 Small Businesses; Robin Carnahan Quoted

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• Gunnison’s CEO Gil Dussek on Achieving Success in Collaborative Digital Transformation

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• Executive Order to Implement 2.7% Average Federal Pay Raise for Civilian Employees

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• Nonprofit Calls for Government-Industry Panel Formation to Ensure 5G Deployment Safety

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• Alexander Macgillivray Named OSTP Principal Deputy CTO

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• State Department: 3-Year Rolling Average of Authorized Foreign Military Sales Hit $47B in FY 2021

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• Navy-led Trident Warrior Exercise Runs 27 Technology Tests

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• CISA & Partners Release Joint Cyber Advisory on Log4j Logging Package

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• Secret Service Appoints Special Agent Roy Dotson as Pandemic Fraud Recovery Coordinator

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• Air Force, Northrop Showcase Tech Converting Sunlight Into RF Energy

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• CIO Raj Iyer on U.S. Army’s 2021 Digital Transformation Strides

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• GovCon Expert Jerry McGinn Discusses Center for Government Contracting Impact on Research, Education, Collaboration Training

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• Report Examines How Terrorists, Criminal Groups Launder Money, Traffic Goods

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• John Benner Named Los Alamos National Lab Weapons Production Lead

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• Installation of Exascale Supercomputer ‘Frontier’ at Oak Ridge National Lab Now Underway

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• Ball Aerospace’s Mirror System, Optics Tech Launched Aboard NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope; Mackenzie Lystrup Quoted

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• NASA Sought 4 University Teams’ Help for Advanced Air Mobility Research

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• USS Gerald R. Ford Ship Receives Final Advanced Weapons Elevator Unit

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• GAO Appoints New Members to Health Information Technology Advisory Committee

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• Robins’ 4 JSTARS Aircraft Set for Fiscal 2022 Retirement

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• AFRL Launches 5-Year BAA for High-Power Electromagnetics Research

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• Ted Davies Named Senior Advisor, Board Member for Easy Dynamics; Poupak Afshar Quoted

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• IARPA to Host Proposers’ Day for HIATUS AI System Development Program

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• Brian Goodger: NITAAC Seeks Ways to Manage Expectations With Federal Partners on IT Task Orders Amid Supply Chain Issues

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• Susan Hubbard Named Oak Ridge National Lab Deputy for Science & Tech

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• Magellan Healthcare Launches Digital Emotional Wellbeing Program With NeuroFlow; Jeff Bringardner, Chris Molaro Quoted

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• GovCon Expert Chuck Brooks: A Merged Physical/Digital World in 2032

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• The Albers Group Expands Aerospace Portfolio With Heritage Aviation Buy; CEO John Albers Quoted

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• NAVAIR Program Official Tom Rudowsky Set for Deputy Commander Role; Commander Vice Adm. Carl Chebi Quoted

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• DOJ Issues $210M in Grants for Wide Range of Forensic Efforts; Amy Solomon Quoted

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• NOAA’s Third Weather Observing Satellite to Launch in Early 2022

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• Tinker AFB Team Achieves Depot Maintenance Milestone for Work on KC-46A Tankers

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• DOE Needs Info on Scaling Renewable Fuels

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• Executive Spotlight: Rich Jacques, Corporate Officer and VP of Intelligence and Law Enforcement for Noblis

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• KBV Research: Increasing Government Initiatives to Help Drive Global AI Robots Market Growth

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• Report Shows 54% Decline in US Strikes Under Biden Admin

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• President Biden Signs $770B Defense Bill; DOD to Develop Digital Ledger Technology for Emerging Technology

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• Former Defense Digital Service Member Daniel Bardenstein Joins CISA to Support Cyber Division

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• USACE-Organized Workshop Tackles Data-Powered Analytics, AI Tools for Cyber-Energy Security

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• USSOUTHCOM Eyes Expanded Space Partnerships in Americas; Andrew Croft Quoted

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• DOE National Labs to Support State Grid Resilience Efforts; Kelly Speakes-Backman Quoted

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• Marine Corps Relying on New Robot for Remote Underwater Explosive Disposal

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• Fort Myer to Repair George Washington Parkway Under $161M Design-Build Contract

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• CISA Warns of Cyberthreats Facing Critical Manufacturing Sector

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• Congressional Members Have Proposed 35 Crypto Policy-Related Bills

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• State Department Appoints Rina Amiri, Stephenie Foster as Senior Officials; Secretary Antony Blinken Quoted

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• AWS Senior Practice Manager Aaron Burciaga: How To Build Responsible AI & Resilience

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• 2022 NDAA Measure Directs DHS to Report on Supply Chain Vulnerabilities; Sen. Rob Portman Quoted

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• NIST-Supported Paper Details Theoretical Cognitive 6G Network

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• MDA Seeks IT, Cyber Management Services for CIO Operations

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• NSA Celebrates First Anniversary of Cyber Collaboration Center

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• Army 915th Cyber Warfare Battalion Supports Multi-Domain Adoption

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• DISA Seeks Sources of High-Throughput Satellite Services for Space Force

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